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San Francisco Foundation's Fred Blackwell Speaks "Now Is Not the Time for Silence"
August 28, 2017

Sent to Wright Enterprises Courtesy of Community Leader Lynnette White

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.” This past weekend the nation witnessed white supremacists fueled by incredible hate and violence descend upon Charlottesville, Virginia.

We witnessed the death of Heather Heyer, a young woman driven by her conscience to join in a peaceful protest to denounce hate. We learned of two Virginia State Police troopers who died in a helicopter crash while assisting with public safety during the violent protests by white nationalists in Charlottesville. 

I cannot be silent. 

Read more of Fred's statement.
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